Perplexed

/pɚˈplɛkst/

Synonyms for "perplexed" (139 found)

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Closest matches (28)

addledat a lossat a nonplusat a standat a standstillat an impassebaffledballed upballed-up bamboozled beat bewilderedbeyond oneblank bothered buffaloed byzantine chaotic

Adverb(1 words)

asea

Adjective(6 words)

baffle baffled befuddled bemused bewilder bewildered

Verb(3 words)

bedeviled befogged boggled

Strong matches (42)

complex complicated confounded confused convoluted crabbed cramp daedal daze dazed devious difficult discomposed disconcerted disordered disorganized disturbed dumbfounded elaborate embarrassed

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embrangled entangled floored flustered flutteredfouled upfuddled fussed garbled hardhard to understandhelpless implicatedin a dilemmain a jumble

Adjective(5 words)

confounded confuse confused disoriented fluster

Verb(2 words)

flummoxed foxed

Related words (69)

in a potherin a puckerin a stewin a sweatin a swivetin a tizzyin suspenseintricate involuted involved jumbled knotted knotty labyrinthian labyrinthine licked lostloused upmany-faceted matted

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mazy meanderingmessed upmixed upmixed-upmucked upmuddled multifarious mystified nonplussed obfuscated obscure obscuredon tenterhooksovertechnical perturbedput output-out puzzled ramified rattled roundabout ruffled scrambledscrewed upshaken shook shuffled snarled stuck stumped subtle tangled tangly thrown tough twisted unsettled upset wild

Adjective(1 words)

muzzy

Adjective(6 words)

nonplused obscure puzzle puzzled stumped vexed

Verb(2 words)

stymied tormented

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

6 entries

cognitive stateconfuse confusionemotional statemental statestate of mind

More specific

12 entries

baffle baffled bemuse bewildered confound confounded flummox flummoxed obscure stump stumped stymie

Collocations

10 entries

perplexed audienceperplexed expressionperplexed lookperplexed stateperplexed studentperplexing dataperplexing paradoxperplexing phenomenonperplexing problemperplexing question

Inflections

4 entries

more perplexedmost perplexedperplexes perplexing

Derivations

5 entries

perplex perplexedly perplexer perplexing perplexity

Antonyms

1 entries

unperplexed

similar

22 entries

at a lossat seabaffled befuddled bemused bewildered confounded confused lost mazed metagrabolised metagrabolized metagrobolised metagrobolized mixed-up mystified

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Sample sentences

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The problem perplexed him.

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He was utterly perplexed.

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He was perplexed at the unexpected result.

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Her tears perplexed him.

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